Ammelung Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ammelung Surname User-submission:

By a spelling mistake Amelung was corrupted to Ammelung.

One hundred years ago a 'm' with a horizontal line above the letter meant doubling the letter. In my family tree the name turned from Amelung to Ammelung, as there was a blue line on the birth certificate and from this moment, state authorities claimed the name must be Ammelung, as there was a line above the 'm'.

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Ammelung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Ammelung Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

By a spelling mistake Amelung was corrupted to Ammelung.

One hundred years ago a 'm' with a horizontal line above the letter meant doubling the letter. In my family tree the name turned from Amelung to Ammelung, as there was a blue line on the birth certificate and from this moment, state authorities claimed the name must be Ammelung, as there was a line above the 'm'.

We never undid it, so many Ammelung are part of my family tree.

Amelung is a later version of Amelungen, the tribe of Dietrich of Bern. Dietrich is the German name of Theoderich the great, the Ostrogothic prince of Verona (which ancient name in DE is Welschbern), so the Amelungen are the Amelander, or Amaler - in the early medieval sagas.

- anonymous submission

Ammelung Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ammelung Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ammelung is most common in Germany. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ammelung? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ammelung is the 4,034,050th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Ammelung occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ammelung live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 3,500,237. In Germany Ammelung is mostly concentrated in: Hesse, where 57 percent reside, Bavaria, where 9 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it is found in one country. It also occurs in Denmark, where 4 percent reside.

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